Oil-can



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A. F. AH-LUM.

OIL cm.-

No. 321,074. Pate te June so, 1885.

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UNITE STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ALVIN F. AHLUM, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,074, dated June 30, 1885.

Application filed April 9, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVIN F. AHLUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to more perfectly prevent the lubricant from flowing down upon the body of the oil-can and soiling the same, and to do so without detracting from the appearance of the said can, and also to reduce the cost of construction.

It consists in the arrangements and combinations of parts, substantially as will be hereinafter embodied in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to corresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in vertical section, of an oilcan, showing a can with a protecting cup or receptacle for drippings or tailings from the spout in lubricating; and Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating a slight modification in the construction of the same.

In said drawings, a indicates a sheet-metal body having the mouth thereof project, as shown, the body metal flaring from said mouth laterally, and furnishing a seat for a second piece of sheet metal, which is soldered to the first at said seat and projects upward from the joint, forming a drip-receptacle, d, with the said body metal, adapted to catch the drip or tailings of oil as it flows down from the opening in the spout or out through the joint between the screw and spout. The inner of the two sheets is threaded, as at a, and upon it is screwed a spout, b. The outer sheet, 0, incloses the screw, so that it is concealed from sight and gives an appearance of simplicity of construction to the can that is deemed especially desirable. I prefer to form the outer sheet of one piece with the body of the can, and to solder the inner sheet or the screws to the inside of the can-body, as in Fig. 1. By this means, should the joint be imperfect, the oil cannot escape from the drip-receptacle and soil the outside of the can.

The upper edge of the outer or surrounding sheet may be bent inwardly, as shown, to prevent any oil in the annular cup from flowing out when the cup is turned down in the process of lubricating and to more effectually conceal the screw. By this construction a chamber or receptacle flaring at the bottom is formed, which will hold the lubricatingfluid when the vessel is turned down, a receptacle which, in proportion to the diameter of its outer wall, is deep and capacious. lieu of the screw, I may employ other suitable means to hold the spout to the can.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to provide oil-cans with drip-receptacles, and such I do not claim.

What I claim as new is- 1. A sheet-metal oil'cup having a projecting mouth formed one therewith, a second sheet soldered to said body and forming a drip-receptacle therewith, the inner of the two parts being threaded and provided with a threaded spout, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, a body having a projecting mouth, and a threaded sheet soldered to the inside of said body and forming a dripreceptac'le therewith, and a spout secured on said threaded portion, substantially as and for the purposes .set forth.

3. In combination, abody having aprojecting mouth, a sheet secured within said mouth and forming therewith a receptacle for drippings, and a spout secured on the said sheet, substantially as set forth.

4. In combination, a body having a projecting mouth the edge of which is inwardly turned, a screw secured within said mouth and forming a receptacle therewith, and a spout secured'upon said screw, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of March, 1885.

ALVIN F. AHLUM.

Witnesses: Y

OLIVER DRAKE, OSCAR A. MIoHEL.

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